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IGDB / 1070

Super Mario World

1990 96 / 100 Adventure Platform

A 2D platformer and first entry on the SNES in the Super Mario franchise, Super Mario World follows Mario as he attempts to defeat Bowser's underlings and rescue Princess Peach from his clutches. The game features a save system, a less linear world map, an expanded movement arsenal and numerous new items for Mario, alongside new approaches to level design and art direction.

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Shared DNA
Adventure Genre Platform Genre Action Theme Fantasy Theme Single player Mode Side view Perspective
World design Nicht eindeutig ExperienceChoices Game modeMultiplayer

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What it is about.

A structured look at the narrative, game feel, and traits that define this game.

Story & context

Mario is having a vacation in Dinosaur Land when he learns that Princess Peach Toadstool has been kidnapped by the evil King Koopa Bowser. When Mario starts searching for her he finds a giant egg with a dinosaur named Yoshi hatching out of it. Yoshi tells Mario that his fellow dinosaurs have been imprisoned in eggs by Bowser's underlings. The intrepid plumber has to travel to their castles, rescue the dinosaurs, and eventually face King Koopa himself, forcing him to release the princess.

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Game profile / Plain language

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Studio, play style, releases, and official sources — compactly prepared from external IGDB data.

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Studios & ownership

Studio & publishing

Developer
Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development
Publisher
Nintendo, Playtronic, Gradiente, Hyundai
Franchise
Mario Bros., Mario
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So spielt es sich

Spielprofil

Modi
Multiplayer, Single player
Perspective
Side view
Themes
Action, Fantasy
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Wo & wann

Platform releases

  • Super Famicom Nov 21, 1990
  • Super Nintendo Entertainment System 1996
  • Super Nintendo Entertainment System Sep 01, 1998
  • New Nintendo 3DS Mar 03, 2016
  • Wii Feb 09, 2007
  • Super Nintendo Entertainment System Aug 23, 1991
  • Wii U Apr 26, 2013
  • Super Nintendo Entertainment System Jul 01, 1992
  • Wii Apr 26, 2008
  • Wii Dec 02, 2006
  • Super Nintendo Entertainment System Aug 30, 1993
  • Wii U Apr 27, 2013
  • Super Nintendo Entertainment System 1991
  • Arcade 1991
  • Super Nintendo Entertainment System Apr 11, 1992
  • Wii U Apr 28, 2013
  • Wii Feb 05, 2007

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